mother-in-law plant

Definitions of mother-in-law plant

1. noun

   an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
   synonyms: Dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law's tongue

   type of:

   aroid, arum

   any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe